A SEMI DRIVER FROM ALABAMA WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER LEAVING THE ROADWAY AND STRIKING AN EMBANKMENT. ACCORDING TO A MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE DARKE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE –JUST BEFORE 11:30 THURSDAY MORNING – DARKE COUNTY DEPUTIES ALONG WITH BURKETTSVILLE FIRE AND ANSONIA RESCUE – RESPONDED TO THE 4700-BLOCK OF STATE ROUTE 705 ON THE REPORT OF A SEMI CRASH.
ACCORDING TO DARKE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALS THAT A 2020 KENWORTH TRACTOR-TRAILER DRIVEN BY 59-YEAR-OLD DIANNE SMITH OF SKIPPERVILLE, ALABAMA – WAS TRAVELLING WESTBOUND IN THE 4700-BLOCK OF STATE ROUTE 705, WHEN SHE DROVE OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE SEMI TRAVELLED ABOUT ONE HUNDRES YARDS THROUGH A CORN FIELD BEFORE STRIKING A DITCH EMBANKMENT. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO WAYNE HEALTH CARE FOR POSSIBLE MINOR INJURIES.